Chapter 6: The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: considerations for management

L. Jack Lyon; Keith B. Aubry; Bill Zielinski; Steven W. Buskirk; Leonard F. Ruggiero

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Chapter 6: The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: considerations for management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

L. Jack Lyon, Keith B. Aubry, Bill Zielinski, Steven W. Buskirk, Leonard F. Ruggiero

Year:

1994

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Lyon, L. Jack; Zielinski, William J., tech. eds. The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-254. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 128-137

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Abstract

The reviews presented in previous chapters reveal substantial gaps in our knowledge about marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine. These gaps severely constrain our ability to design reliable conservation strategies. This problem will be explored in depth in Chapter 7. In this chapter, our objective is to discuss management considerations resulting from what we currently know (and don't know) about these four forest carnivores.

Parent Publication

The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States.

Keywords

American marten, Martes americana, fisher, Martes pennanti, lynx, Lynx canadensis, wolverine, Gulo gulo, carnivores, conservation biology, knowledge, wildlife management

Citation

Lyon, L. Jack; Aubry, Keith B.; Zielinski, William J.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Ruggiero, Leonard F. 1994. Chapter 6: The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: considerations for management. In: Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Lyon, L. Jack; Zielinski, William J., tech. eds. The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-254. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 128-137